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"Whodunit" is an episode of The Backyardigans from the second season.

Characters

Summary

"Sherlock Holmes-style detective, Pablo, travels to Mystery Manor to find out who stole Lady Tasha's jewels. Among the suspects are Butler Tyrone, Mr. Austin Frothingslosh, and Policewoman Uniqua Underhood. It's a rousing game of cat and mouse through secret passageways and mazes to discover... whodunit!"

Plot

Pablo exits his house wearing a detective's hat. He tells the viewer that he is the greatest detective in the world. He sings, "Aha!" and notices a mysterious card near a tree. He reads it aloud and explains that the note is from Lady Tasha, telling him there is a mystery afoot. The backyard transforms into a misty Scotland scene.

Pablo walks across the landscape, but when he stops, footstep noises continue. He thinks someone is following him and sees a muffled figure standing in front of a hedge maze. He asks the figure where Mystery Manor is, and the figure points to a mansion. Pablo looks at the building for a second and turns back to thank the mysterious person, but the figure is gone.

He knocks on the door and is greeted by Butler Tyrone, who leads Pablo to Lady Tasha's room. Pablo meets her and Mr. Austin Frothingslosh, the next-door neighbor. He asks the two if they have noticed mysterious things while singing "Mysterious, Very Mysterious." A figure enters the room, claiming to be Miss Uniqua Underhood from London, and tells Tasha that someone will come to take her jewels.

Pablo asks how she knows the information, but she's interrupted when Butler Tyrone shows up with a tea tray. Just then, the lights go off. Screams, glass breaking, and hurrying footsteps are heard. When the lights come back on, Tasha faints because her jewels are gone. Uniqua and Pablo see a mysterious figure running outside. They know that it must be the jewel thief. Since Butler Tyrone is not currently in the room, the two predict that the figure is Tyrone.

They hear muffled sounds from the closet and open the door to reveal Tyrone. Tyrone explains that the jewel thief (Austin disguised) pushed him into the closet. Austin says he must leave because he needs to feed his cat, though Pablo thinks he invented that story to leave.

Pablo and the others return to Lady Tasha's room to discuss the mystery. Tyrone spots a mysterious figure at the window and Tasha faints again. Uniqua and Pablo run after him it, but the strange figure has entered the garden. Uniqua and Pablo enter the garden and sing "Phantom Footsteps" as they separate. Pablo catches Austin and orders him to give him Lady Tasha's jewels and he was responsible to pull Tyrone intro the closet, but he claims he never had them. Austin explains that he was walking to the mansion after feeding his cat.

Pablo and Austin spot two mysterious figures entering the mansion. They enter and catch Miss Uniqua Underhood. Pablo orders her to hand over Lady Tasha's jewels, Austin then says that they might be in her purse, but Uniqua reveals that she is a policewoman and never took them. She says she received a mysterious letter telling her someone was planning to take Lady Tasha's jewels. She recalls a mysterious figure that she followed into the mansion. Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin spot footprints leading to the library and enter it.

Pablo finds a secret passage behind a bookcase. He tells Austin to stay with Lady Tasha but talks slower as he sees Tasha snoring loudly on the couch. Uniqua and Pablo sing "Whodunit?" as they track down the thief. They find him in the hall closet and unmask him.

The thief is revealed to be Butler Tyrone. Pablo asks him why he took Lady Tasha's jewels. Tyrone states that Tasha gave them to him. Lady Tasha explains that she and Tyrone were bored and decided to invite their friends for a mystery. Pablo exclaims, "What a great idea!"

Austin invites the others to his house for cheese and crackers. The mansion transforms into the backyard as the children sing the end song and walk to Austin's house through the door in the wooden fence. As the episode ends, Pablo opens the previously closed door and shouts, "Aha!" before reclosing the fence door. Case closed.

Roles

Running Gags

  • Pablo saying, "Aha!" and "Mysterious, very mysterious."
  • Tyrone asking Tasha if she wants tea.
  • Austin saying, "Great Caesar's ghost!".
  • Pablo, Uniqua and Austin watching the mysterious figure and his mysterious walking sounds.

Trivia

  • Detective Pablo is based on the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.
  • This episode has possible references to the movie Clue based on the board game, one example scene would be when Tyrone came in with tea and then the lights just went out, Tasha screams and something shatters and crashing is heard, lights turn back on revealing the butler is gone. this could be a reference to the scene in the movie clue where Mr. Boddy turns the lights off to get the suspects to try and kill Wadsworth only to end up with Boddy being dead, of course since The Backyardigans is a children's program they can't do that, so a more kid friendly version is parodied. (look up the scene from clue I'm not trying to be gruesome, it's just quite possible)
  • This is the first episode:
    • In the US airing or production order where Jordan Coleman voices Tyrone.
    • That ends with a snack at Austin's House.
      • All five main characters, including Tasha, appear there.
  • This is the only episode:
    • Where Austin's Cat is mentioned, but she's never been shown.
    • Where Tasha goes to Austin's house for a snack.
  • During the backyard sequence of the song "Aha!", Pablo stores his magnifying glass in his "pocket" even though he doesn't wear pants.
  • Tyrone doesn't sing any other characters' songs in this episode.
  • This episode was released on the "Mission to Mars" DVD before its first airing on TV 7 days later.

Goof

Songs

Video

Backyardigans_-_24_-_Whodunit

Backyardigans - 24 - Whodunit

Pilots
"Me and My Friends" • Nick Digital pilot
"Pirate Treasure" • "The Heart of the Jungle" • "The Yeti" • "The Snow Fort" • "Secret Mission" • "It's Great to Be a Ghost!" • "Riding the Range" • "The Key to the Nile" • "Knights Are Brave and Strong" • "Viking Voyage" • "Castaways" • "Race to the Tower of Power" • "The Quest for the Flying Rock" • "Polka Palace Party" • "Surf's Up" • "Eureka!" • "Race Around the World" • "Monster Detectives" • "Cave Party" • "High Tea"
"Mission to Mars" • "Samurai Pie" • "Scared of You" • "Whodunit" • "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" • "The Secret of Snow" • "The Swamp Creature" • "Horsing Around" • "Special Delivery" • "International Super Spy: Part 1" • "International Super Spy: Part 2" • "Movers of Arabia" • "Cops and Robots" • "Sinbad Sails Alone" • "Best Clowns in Town" • "Save the Day" • "Into the Deep" • "News Flash" • "Catch That Butterfly" • "A Giant Problem"
"Who Goes There?" • "Blazing Paddles" • "Garbage Trek" • "Fly Girl" • "What's Bugging You? " • "Chichen-Itza Pizza" • "To the Center of the Earth" • "Front Page News" • "Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 1" • "Tale of the Mighty Knights: Part 2" • "Le Master of Disguise" • "Match on Mt. Olympus" • "The Great Dolphin Race" • "Caveman's Best Friend" • "Ranch Hands from Outer Space" • "Robin Hood the Clean" • "Escape from Fairytale Village" • "Pirate Camp" • "The Two Musketeers" • "The Masked Retriever"
"The Funnyman Boogeyman" • "Break Out!" • "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve" • "Robot Rampage" • "The Amazing Splashinis" • "Follow the Feather" • "Los Galacticos" • "The Magic Skateboard" • "Pablor and the Acorns" • "Elephant on the Run" • "The Flipper" • "The Big Dipper Diner" • "For the Love of Socks!" • "The Tale of the Not-So-Nice Dragon" • "Super Team Awesome" • "Dragon Express" • "Catch that Train!" • "Attack of the 50 Foot Worman" • "Flower Power"
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